Also of note: this feature only works with PS4 games originally published after 1st April 2018 and "a large majority of the most-played PS4 games that were released before this date". So, not all games and apps for PS4, PS3 and Vita are guaranteed to support the PSN ID change. Sony warned you may occasionally run up against issues or errors in certain games because of this.

Related, you can revert back to your original ID for free at any time, which, Sony said, will resolve most issues caused by the ID change. Sony said it'll publish a list of compatible games published before 1st April 2018 on the PlayStation website.

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Sony uses your PSN ID as the key in the database, meaning everything PSN is tied to that. Games have to be written/patched to access a second 'Display Name' field, and games released before April 2018 may not work - you actually change your ID, but add a second name.

Absolutely mind-numbing choice on the creation of PSN that they're stuck with forever now.

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